LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server

[Suggestion / Feature Request] Sandboxed scripts

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Description

Lua is able to run scripts in sandbox, but there is currently no way to tell that to LuaLS (that i know).

So my suggestion would be making a annotation in the beginning of the file (---@sandbox), and all global variables inside this file wouldn't be visible to others.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by tracing how LuaLS handles file annotations and determines whether globals are visible across files. Done should include a ---@sandbox annotation that limits globals from that file without affecting other files, with tests covering the visibility behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
lua
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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